spitfire

i had the default cooler on there and im putting a water block on there finally lol but when i took the fan off it was cooling some of the ram. im wondering if this is nessecary i dont believe so but i wanted to know for sure. i wouldnt want to fry a 300 dollar x800xl
im doing this for my freind cause his pc is currently sitting all around his room lol

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bsu53

It is a good idea to at least use a passive heatsink solution (probly like 4 bucks) for the ram as it runs over 450 mhz (900 effective) and If your looking to overclock the card, then overclocking the ram for a good ratio is a must so I would recommend cooling for the price now to prevent it against the price later to replace it!

spitfire

so if run without the heat sink do think i'll fry it or not i have water cooling for the gpu but not for the ram?

ouroboros1827

You won't fry it...it just might not hit as high of an oc. However, let it be known...in reviews, some find that like the stock 6800 cooler heats up the ram...they get better oc's with no cooling....

My gddr can hit 1190 stable with no artifacts or cooling...so cooling is NOT a big issue...they produce so little heat...don't worry about it lol.

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Some_Idiot2

Up, you mean RAMsinks? Ramsinks should cost your $10-$20. Avoid the Vantec ones, they are crap, the fins are really short and thick, the aluminum Zalman heatsinks are sooo much better, if you want the best of the best, get the Tweakmonster, they are great RAMsinks, but they are kinda rare.

spitfire

o really? thanks i kinda iwas getting werid cuz i have been working on this a couple of hours thank u zero